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The mission of the California Automobile Museum is to educate and entertain...

The mission of the California Automobile Museum is to educate and entertain while preserving and promoting the automobile and its influence on our lives. The Museum is open daily from 10am - 6pm (last admission 5pm) and every 3rd Thursday until 9pm.

I visited the California Automobile Museum today.It is called the Automobile Musuem but please know they have a great collection of motorcycles.
I like the pickup's and flatbeds. Still, one of the best in my view was the Lincoln that A. P. Gianni, the founder of B of A used in the 1930's what beautiful automobile.

We went on the guided tour, with Don....a wealth of information about the cars, the industry and the players. I liked hearing which cars ran, which didn't, and how the museum came to acquire them! Don was really good at explaining the different parts and how they operated - I'm no auto mechanic but he explained the different technologies very...
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This museum has a changing theme approximately twice a year. Last year was camping trailers, and this year it is motorcycles. Museum is very cold had a sweat shirt and beanie on! Many leaks in the roof and some cars have plastic on them. Docent's are plenty and they are helpful.

A great collection of cars and motorcycles from different eras.
Pre-1900s up. There is a banquet room for parties or meetings. The collections keep changing so you'll never know what new cars are there. They even have an area where cars are being sold. I liked the cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s, more from my time.
The museum...
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First we want to give a shout-out to our docent (think his name was John). My husband has been collecting cars and going to car shows for almost 50 years and the docent still was able to tell him a few things he didn't know already. It made the tour much more interesting.
This collection is HUGE. The only reason...
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